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[nny]

WTF? It's not normal to have a slowly increasing allergy, is it? Hazelnuts and brazilnuts and walnuts I knew about, but now almonds too? This sucks. I NEED PROTEIN, OKAY? atm I'm okay with peanuts, cashews, pecans, macadamias, pine nuts and pistachios, but then again I thought I was okay with almonds and the tingling and the swelly throat says different. I POUT. I think I'm gonna have to forget about the whole vegetarian thing, if only so that the list of foods I can actually eat doesn't become absurdly short. XD

Hmph. I need some juice. And the ability to swallow.

*huffs off*

Comments

[crysothemis.livejournal.com]

I'm vegetarian and tree-nut allergic! Legumes are your friends. Well, okay, they're my friends -- I know they bother some people's digestion, but I always feel better when I eat them. Black beans, lentils, pinto beans, what have you. They're tasty with many different sorts of spice combinations, they make good soup, and they're not particularly hard to cook from scratch if you remember to soak them.

Also, alas, I must second the "nut allergies get worse over time" thing. Mine have gone from a minor annoyance to a big reaction if I even look at a walnut. *sigh*

[villainny.livejournal.com]

I do eat a lot of beans, but with the gluten intolerance too it cuts down on a hell of a lot of what I can eat. I'm going to look into it, try and put together a list of foods that won't make me sick, but it's just an additional bother. Makes it really difficult to eat 'round friends' houses, and go to catered meals and stuff. I hate feeling like a pain. XD

[crysothemis.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hear you. Also, it's possible to be "mostly vegetarian" or just a casual meat-eater, eating meat socially but not necessarily at home. I have no personal experience with the gluten thing, but I imagine that's socially very hard, too, as wheat is everywhere. :(